Adverse Events and Tolerability of Combined Durvalumab and Tremelimumab versus Durvalumab Alone in Solid Cancers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Omar FahmyOsama Abdelhakim Aly AhmedMohd Ghani Khairul-AsriNabil Abdulhafiz AlhakamyWaleed S AlharbiUsama Ahmed FahmyMohamed A El-MoselhyClaudia G FrestaGiuseppe CarusoFilippo CaraciPublished in: Biomedicines (2022)
It was observed that the combined (durvalumab and tremelimumab) vs. monotherapy (durvalumab) is associated with a higher risk of treatment discontinuation, mortality, fever, diarrhea, rash, pruritis, and reduced appetite. This information is relevant and should be disclosed, especially to patients that are currently enrolled in clinical trials considering this combined therapy.